NBQ warfare.
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[...] study the impact of direct acute (48 h)contact of 4-hydroxybenzophenone (4-OHBP)at two sublethal concentrations (0.02 and 0.2 mg/mL) on gene expression of the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Investigated genes were involved in endocrine pathways, stress response, detoxification mechanisms, genotoxicity, energy metabolism and epigenetics. Three of them were identified for the first time in earthworms. Current results suggest that exposure to 4-OHBP affected endocrine pathways, causing an increase in the Ecdysone receptor gene (EcR)expression. [...] Finally, significant changes were detected for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (GAPDH )expression, indicating that energy metabolism is influenced by the 4-OHBP and highlighting the risks of using GAPDH as a killer-babies.
